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9:35 PM on Thursday, December 18

Brandon Ingram scored 29 points, Scottie Barnes added 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 111-105 on Thursday night

9:25 PM on Thursday, December 18

Bella Fontleroy scores 21 points, leading No. 15 Baylor to a 77-60 victory over Southern on Thursday night

9:25 PM on Thursday, December 18

Christian Coleman tallied a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double as Oklahoma State held off Kansas City 91-79 on Thursday

9:18 PM on Thursday, December 18

Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund scored 2:36 apart in the closing minutes of the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres won their fourth in a row with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers

9:10 PM on Thursday, December 18

Norman Powell scored 24 points, Kel’el Ware had 22 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, and the Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night

9:08 PM on Thursday, December 18

David Punch scores 17 points as TCU cruises past Oral Roberts 72-53 on Thursday night

9:06 PM on Thursday, December 18

Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh 4-0 on Thursday night to extend the Penguins’ losing streak to seven

9:03 PM on Thursday, December 18

Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1

9:03 PM on Thursday, December 18

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy each had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 for their sixth straight win

8:58 PM on Thursday, December 18

Zachary Bolduc scored twice and Lane Hutson had three assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1

8:53 PM on Thursday, December 18

Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ power-play score, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night

8:52 PM on Thursday, December 18

Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left and scored 25 points, OG Anunoby stole the ensuing inbounds pass and the New York Knicks rallied for a 114-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night

8:45 PM on Thursday, December 18

Mikayla Blakes extended her double-digit scoring streak to 30 games and finished with 17 points and six steals as No. 13 Vanderbilt pulled away from Albany for a 64-35 win on Thursday night

8:36 PM on Thursday, December 18

LaMelo Ball hit seven first-half 3-pointers in his return from a right ankle injury, Charlotte had 18 in the opening 24 minutes to match the NBA and franchise records and the Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 on Thursday night

8:35 PM on Thursday, December 18

Logan Thompson earned his second shutout of the season, Jakob Chychrun scored twice and the Washington Capitals rebounded from a pair of ugly losses, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0

8:25 PM on Thursday, December 18

The New Orleans Saints and New York Jets have gone through major staff and roster changes in the past year

8:20 PM on Thursday, December 18

Jeremiah Wilkinson tied his career high with 26 points and No. 25 Georgia beat Western Carolina 112-82 in the Bulldogs’ first game after moving into the AP Top 25

8:07 PM on Thursday, December 18

Joyce Edwards scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-14 shooting to lead No. 3 South Carolina to a 103-44 victory over South Florida

7:39 PM on Thursday, December 18

No. 21 Ohio State dominates Norfolk State 79-45 on Thursday night, marking their eighth consecutive win

4:58 PM on Thursday, December 18

Infielder Christopher Morel and the Miami Marlins have finalized a $2 million, one-year contract